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 And you, enchantment,
 Worthy enough a herdsman--yea, him too,
  That makes himself, but for our honor therein,
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 And you, enchantment,
 Worthy enough a herdsman--yea, him too,
  That makes himself, but for our honor therein,
   Unworthy thee-if ever henceforth thou
    These rural latches to his entrance open,
     Or hoop his body more with thy embraces,
      I will devise a death as cruel for thee
       As thou art tender to't. 
 The Puritan hated bear-baiting, not because it gave pain to the 
bear, but because it gave pleasure to the read more 
 The Puritan hated bear-baiting, not because it gave pain to the 
bear, but because it gave pleasure to the spectators. 
People in general are cruel to one another. The only way to have fun to them is to make fun read more
People in general are cruel to one another. The only way to have fun to them is to make fun of someone. I hate that. Why can't someone be different.why can't someone be themselves without being made fun of? I hate society because of how they judge pe
 Inhumanity is caught from man,
 From smiling man.  
 Inhumanity is caught from man,
 From smiling man. 
 He rejoices to have made his way by ruin of others.
 [Lat., Gaudensque viam fecisse ruina.]  
 He rejoices to have made his way by ruin of others.
 [Lat., Gaudensque viam fecisse ruina.] 
The difference between coarse and refined abuse is the difference between being bruised by a club and wounded by a read more
The difference between coarse and refined abuse is the difference between being bruised by a club and wounded by a poisoned arrow.
All cruelty springs from hard-heartedness and weakness.
All cruelty springs from hard-heartedness and weakness.
One of the ill effects of cruelty is that it makes the bystanders cruel
One of the ill effects of cruelty is that it makes the bystanders cruel
In order to get power and retain it, it is necessary to love power; but love of power is not read more
In order to get power and retain it, it is necessary to love power; but love of power is not connected with goodness but with qualities that are the opposite of goodness, such as pride, cunning and cruelty